power of attorney

短语

[法] 委托书, 授权

发音

US /ˌpaʊə(r)əv əˈtɜː(r)niː/

词形变化

powers of attorney 复数 powers of attorney

别名

POA

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The legal authorization of one person to act as the agent of another.

    代理权

    不可数 法律 可数

    He confirmed that he had power of attorney.

  2. 2.

    A legal document allowing one person to act as the agent of another.

    委托书

    授权书

    可数 法律 不可数

    Here you can apply for a power of attorney.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

instrument legal instrument

下位词 1

proxy

词源

From attorney (“any personal representative”). Attorney now rarely has that sense outside of fixed expressions like this one.

来源：wiktionary